The _____ vibrates against an opening in the cochlea, a snail-shaped organ within the inner ear.

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The stapes is one of the three ossicles, tiny bones in the middle ear, which transmits sound vibrations from the eardrum to the cochlea in the inner ear. The stapes vibrates against an opening in the cochlea, known as the oval window, to create pressure waves that stimulate the sensory hair cells in the organ of Corti, which then send signals to the brain for processing and perception of sound.

The _____ Vibrates Against an Opening in the Cochlea, a Snail-Shaped